81R7904 JGH-D
By: Gonzalez Toureilles H.R. No. 369
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Live Oak County are gathering in Austin
on February 16, 2009, to share their justifiable pride in their
unique part of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, In the years before it became part of Texas, the area
now known as Live Oak County was home to Native American tribes,
Spanish and Mexican colonists, and Irish immigrants, and this rich
diversity of cultural influences has greatly influenced the
development of the area; and
WHEREAS, The county was created on February 2, 1856, from San
Patricio and Nueces Counties and was named after the imposing and
majestic tree that grew throughout much of the region; and
WHEREAS, The rugged beauty of Live Oak County's brushy plains
is complemented by the Frio, Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and
lovers of the Texas landscape are drawn to such attractions as Lake
Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon State Park; and
WHEREAS, The county's fortunes were first made on sheep,
cattle, and cotton, but were diversified by the discovery of oil and
natural gas in the county in the 1930s and by the discovery of
uranium in the 1960s; and
WHEREAS, In addition to George West, the county seat, the
communities encompassed by Live Oak County include Three Rivers,
Dinero, Lagarto, Oakville, Pernitas Point, and Whitsett, and we
join the residents of these towns in honoring their distinctive
part of Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 16, 2009, as Live Oak County
Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those associated with
this event best wishes for a meaningful and memorable day.